進撃|しんげきshingeki[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbadvance; charge
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 進撃する(しんげきする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 進撃します(しんげきします) |
| Negative (nai) | 進撃しない(しんげきしない) |
| polite (masen) | 進撃しません(しんげきしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 進撃せず・進撃せぬ(しんげきせず・しんげきせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 進撃した(しんげきした) |
| polite (mashita) | 進撃しました(しんげきしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 進撃しなかった(しんげきしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 進撃しませんでした(しんげきしませんでした) |
| Te form | 進撃して(しんげきして) |
| Potential | 進撃できる(しんげきできる) |
| Passive | 進撃される(しんげきされる) |
| Causative | 進撃させる(しんげきさせる) |
| Causative passive | 進撃させられる(しんげきさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 進撃すれば(しんげきすれば) |
| tara | 進撃したら(しんげきしたら) |
| Volitional | 進撃しよう(しんげきしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 進撃しましょう(しんげきしましょう) |
| Imperative | 進撃しろ(しんげきしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym突進とっしんNeutralA reckless, headlong dash forward — not necessarily an attack; 「進撃」 is about an army attacking as it advances.
- Synonym突撃とつげきNeutralA charging attack that storms the enemy position in one go; 「進撃」 stresses sustained advance while fighting.
- Synonym突貫とっかんNeutralA charge made with a shout; also used for rushing a job at full speed, as in 「突貫工事」.
- Related襲撃しゅうげきNeutralA surprise attack that pounces on the target without warning; 「進撃」 is about attacking while advancing.
- Antonym退却たいきゃくNeutralFalling back and withdrawing from battle — the opposite of 「進撃」.
- Antonym撤退てったいNeutralWithdrawing or pulling out, also said of a company exiting a market; the opposite of 「進撃」.
Use 「進撃」 for an army attacking as it advances, or figuratively for unstoppable forward momentum, as in 「快進撃」. A single decisive charge is 「突撃」, a headlong rush 「突進」; 「襲撃」 adds the element of surprise. 「退却」 and 「撤退」 are the opposites.
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